Stoma (colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy)
An opening made in the abdominal wall so bowel or urine empties into a bag; may be temporary while a join heals, or permanent when the rectum, anus or bladder has been removed.
A loop ileostomy protects a low rectal anastomosis for a few months and is then reversed. Abdominoperineal resection leaves a permanent colostomy; cystectomy is followed by an ileal conduit (urostomy) or an orthotopic neobladder made from bowel that the patient empties by straining. Stoma avoidance is a major motive behind organ-preservation strategies in rectal, anal and bladder cancer, and stoma care nursing is a large part of survivorship.
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